AMERICA’S GOT TALENT season 14 went into production on Sunday, March 3—with new judges Gabrielle Union and Julianna Hough at the table. (Mel B and Heidi Klum had other obligations that kept them from the series: B’s Spice Girls reunion tour and Klum’s new Amazon series.)

Terry Crews, who hosted AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS, is back as the mothership’s full-time host.

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT will have a judging shakeup when the show returns for its 14th season: Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough have joined the reality competition, while Mel B and Heidi Klum have exited.

Additionally, Terry Crews, who has hosted AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS this winter, will emcee the mothership starting this summer.

“There are two guys who make noises with their stomachs, for example,” Klum told reporters in the video below. “They’re really talented and kind of hilarious. Some people may think ‘Why would you let that through?’ But some people just make us laugh.”

It’s nearly time for the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT season premiere, and judges Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel are confident that their Golden Buzzer picks could go very far in the competition—perhaps even all the way. Read more

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NBC has firmed up its non-scripted summer schedule.

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, the #1 summer series, will return for its 13th season on Tuesday, May 29 at 8/7c. Host Tyra Banks, as well as judges Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel will all return for the new season.

WORLD OF DANCE follows AGT at 10/9c, with its second season. Judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, NE-YO, and host/mentor Jenna Dewan Tatum reprise their roles for the sophomore season. (Lopez also serves as an executive producer on the competition series.)

Meanwhile, AMERICA NINJA WARRIOR will launch its season on Wednesday, May 30 at 8/7c, before it moves to its Monday at 8/7c slot on June 18.

RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS kicks off its fourth season of Wednesday, May 30 at 10/9c. The celebrities lined up to participate this year include GAME OF THRONES’ Lena Headey, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK’s Uzo Aduba, THE AMERICANS’ Keri Russell, Roger Federer, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Cheadle; Scott Eastwood, and WORLD OF DANCE’s Hough.

Simon Cowell has joined AMERICA’S GOT TALENT season 11 as a judge, NBC announced. Cowell — who created the GOT TALENT format — previously served as a judge on Fox’s AMERICAN IDOL and THE X FACTOR.

“I am really thrilled to be joining AMERICA’S GOT TALENT next season,” said Cowell in a statement. “What I love about this show is that it’s open to absolutely anyone. America has some fantastic talent just waiting to be discovered, and I would like that talent to come to our show, including any dogs who can sing!”

“Simon knows this format better than anyone and he’s been producing the show with us since the beginning, so we’re thrilled to have him to step in front of the camera and take his rightful place at the head of the judges’ panel,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. “We welcome him to the on-screen NBC family.”

“As the creator of the ‘Got Talent’ format, he genuinely loves the show more than anyone and is uniquely qualified as we take ‘AGT’ into its next decade,” said Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment. “We can’t wait to see the incredible acts the show will uncover as we head into season 11.”